There military parade in via dei Fori Imperialithe Frecce Tricolori and many other initiatives, a Rome, Sunday 2 June, on the 78th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic. The events of Republic Day, like every June 2nd, will have repercussions on roads and public transport. So here are all the useful informationwith timetables and routes, on the program of day in the city, which also looms over the risk of bad weather.
Mattarella in Piazza Venezia and the events at the Quirinale
Sunday 2 June, at 9.15 am, the president Sergio Mattarellain the presence of the highest institutional officials, pays homage to the Unknown Soldier atAltar of the Fatherland with the deposition of one Laurel crown.
The event is broadcast in Live tv on Rai Uno, with an extraordinary edition of Tg1 starting at 9.
In the afternoon of June 2nd open to the public of the Quirinale Gardens, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm, reserved for vulnerable sections of the population involved by invitation. During the opening, they perform the Anbima band of the Marche, the Campania and Apulia youth choir Feniarco and the Joint Forces Band.
Frecce Tricolori: when and where to see them
They’re back too Frecce Tricolori. The arrows they fly over the Altar of the Fatherland twice around 9.15-9.30 and then another pass at the end of the parade, then between the 11.30am and 12pm, except for program changes. The team employs 10 Aermacchi MB-339 aircraft training vehicles modified for aerobatic performances. Ten planes and ten pilots, all flight instructors who have high flying qualificationsAir Force Italian and are selected based on experience, skill and competence.
Anyone looking for a strategic pointto better admire the exhibition, you can move to places with a privileged view: at theAventineto the Janiculum near the statue of Garibaldi or on the Monte Mario hill, at the former Zodiac bar.
The parade at the Imperial Forums
The President of the Republic then receives, in via di San Gregorio (between the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus), the departments lined up for the traditional parade which has taken place along via dei since 1948 Imperial Forums. The parade starts at 10 and involves all components of the State: military and civilian personnel, armed and non-armed bodies, flags and standards, military bands and fanfares. The final honors are entrusted to the fanfare of the 4th Mounted Carabinieri Regiment and the Cuirassier Regiment.
There paradeas per tradition, runs from the Colosseum Via dei Fori Imperiali towards Piazza Venezia.
Tricolor flag on the Colosseum
Another tradition that is renewed, the tricolor cloth of two thousand square meters lowered onto the highest façade of the Colosseum from a contingent of 70 fire fighters coming from all regions of Italy. To “dress” the Colosseum, Saf officials and operators (Alpine river speleo) of the National Fire Brigade were employed, who studied and implemented a system of ropeslonger than 2 thousand metersanchored directly to the blocks of the amphitheater and mounted with protections without the use of nails or anchoring systems that could damage the monument, symbol of Rome and world heritage site.
The façade of Palazzo Chigi was also illuminated with the colors of the Tricolore.
Road closures and parking bans
As for the trafficin the area between Venice plaza hey Imperial Forums temporary ones are foreseen closures to traffic e deviations. In detail, from night between Saturday and Sunday, parking bans on: via del Plebiscito, via Magnanapoli, piazza Ara Coeli, piazza Madonna di Loreto and area of the Forum of Trajan, via dei Fornari, via di Sant’Eufemia, via Cesare Battisti, vicolo San Bernardo, piazza Venezia, largo Enrico Berlinguer, Piazza San Marco, via di San Venanzio, via di San Marco, via degli Astalli. The first closures to traffic, again from the night between Saturday and Sunday, will involve via dei Cerchi. From 5am on Sunday then in the morning, closures in via di San Gregorio, via Celio Vibenna, piazza del Colosseo, via dei Fori Imperiali, piazza Venezia, via del Plebiscito, via del Corso, via Cesare Battisti, piazza d’Ara Coeli, via del Teatro di Marcello, via Petroselli, piazza Bocca della Verità, via del Circo Massimo, via della Greca, via Ara Massima di Ercole, piazza di Porta Capena, piazzale Numa Pompilio, viale delle Terme di Caracalla, (stretch between Porta Capena and viale di Porta Ardeatina) . And again, again from 5, closures also in via dei Fornari, via di Sant’Eufemia, vicolo San Bernardo and via degli Astalli.
Give her 1.30pm the progressive reopening from the streetswith the exception of via dei Fori Imperiali, which will remain closed all day for the usual holiday pedestrianization.
Buses diverted and terminus moved
On the front public transportfrom the beginning of the service until approximately 1.30 pm on Sunday, are suspended the terminus Of Venice plaza And via del Teatro Marcello and divert or limit the lines in their paths 3L, C3, H, 30, 44, 46, 60, 62, 63, 64, 70, 80, 81, 83, 160, 170, 190F, 492, 628, 671, 714, 715, 716, 781, 792 and 916F. There line 40 is suspended from the start of service until 1.30 pm. The lines 51, 75, 85, 87 and 118 (and in the night between Saturday and Sunday the nMB), for the festive pedestrianization of via dei Fori Imperiali, are diverted for the entire day. During the event i 3L tram they travel between Trastevere station and Piazzale Ostiense (without reaching Porta Maggiore); those of the 8th they are in service between Casaletto and Piazza Cairoli, without reaching Piazza Venezia. The lines 44, 715, 716 and 781 they are limited to Monte Savello, they do not reach the terminus of Teatro Marcello and Piazza Venezia; 46, 190F and 916F they stop in via Paola, without reaching piazza Venezia; the 60 is limited to Piazza dei Cinquecento, without reaching Piazza Venezia; 63, 80 and 83 they stop in via Veneto, without reaching the terminus of Monte Savello, piazza Venezia and piazzale dei Partigiani.
Colosseum Metro closed
Furthermore, from 5.30am on Sunday Preccint requested the closure of the stop Colosseum metro.
Closures to the public
Not just traffic closures. Also on June 2nd, from the morning until 2 pm, the closure to the public of: Colosseum; archaeological areas of Roman forum And Palatine Forum; Shrine of the Flags al Victorian; Terrace overview at the Vittoriano; Palazzo Venezia (access to the public is however permitted, from 12pm, exclusively from the entrances of via del Plebiscito and via degli Astalli), the archaeological area of Imperial Forums and gods Trajan’s Markets – Museum of the Imperial Forums.
Free museums
This year June 2nd coincides with «Domenicalmuseo», the initiative of the Ministry of Culture which allows thefree entryEverything is fine first Sunday of the month, in museums and in parks archaeological state. The visits take place during the usual opening hours, with access by reservation where applicable.
